Sacramento vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2682
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6170
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2782
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$710
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4542
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
87
77
🏙️ Population
525K
1.33M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 154% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 605th and 5168th ($2682 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 533rd and 148th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Sacramento ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 347th and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Saitama

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Sacramento Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.87
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1781
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1302
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2832
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4948
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3517
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.55
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.19
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.21
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1488
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20438
$14598

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096